One day to go…

I guess I have been trying to get the remaining “puppy” out of me this week since tomorrow is my birthday.
I have been sooo busy doing those puppy things that I haven’t had time to blog.
I found mushrooms in the woods! At first I thought they were pretty, then I thought they smelled good, then I thought they might be fun to play with, then I saw how easily they came out of the ground, then I ate one….then I found out how much my humans didn’t want me to do that. Gee this game is no more fun.
The human who drives that funny white truck brought the copy of my new insurance policy the other day and boy that is making me feel like such a grown up- all responsible like. My humans even got me an extra special add-on piece so that just in case I ever get lost and hurt whoever finds me can fix me up right away and I am covered. I feel so loved.
Yesterday I got to bake more “Finnegan cookies”. This time I told girl human to turn the oven to 325°f and we baked for 735 dog-minutes. They are a bit crunchy. So next week we will try again. Maybe the same temp but less time or perhaps lower temp and same time. We’ll let you know.
I couldn’t wait to eat my cookies nor wait for boy human to get home. I played a lot with girl human inside because it was really hot out and “Mickey Shoe” wasn’t doing any fun tricks like squirting cold water or air at me so I had no interest in building up a sweat (I mean pant) like I normally do. See me here "doing my hills" :

When boy human finally got home I was so excited to see him that I ran and jumped and ran and jumped and drank water and ran and jumped then got sick all over. Not the welcome I had planned. The rest of the evening I “rested”.
Today boy human was here so I could remain a bit reserved in my excitedness; however I forget that he doesn’t always keep a close eye on me and when I get quiet he really should check up on me. Remember though, he gets “focused” and doesn’t pay attention to time or sounds or lack thereof. And I did a few things on the carpet. He saw one and took care of it, but not the other 5!!! Later when girl human saw and asked me what happened I didn’t want to tattle on him- we guys need to stick together. Regardless we both got put in the “doghouse” while she cleaned up. Then girl human seemed to understand and took me outside to play. It was a bit cooler this morning and we heard thunder off in the distance. We took a small hike, looked at all the new flowers in bloom today...

then came in just as the drops started to get in my eyes.

I wanted to stay out but she said 'I might melt' ... hmmm did she mean me or her?

I also met the funny little pully-out thing today. I mean it sneaks out then it disappears. Hard to describe but here’s a picture:

Girl and boy said it tells them that I am 98dog-inches long and my 84 dog-inch high front legs need to grow to catch up with my 98 dog-inch high back legs. They can’t believe how much I am filling out either, even in just the past week I look so different. Girl human keeps telling me to stop taking so many naps because they seem to be making me grow. I am just trying to keep up with my crops.

Bye for now!
~Finnegan